Junior Finance Business Partner

🏢 Chanel

⚡ On-site 📍 London, England 🕒 Today 💰 28,800 – 32,162 GBP /year

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

This is an excellent opportunity to join a Global luxury retailer in a role with opportunities for development. Working alongside the commercial business finance team across the Watches & Fine Jewellery Division.
To lead the month end close, review cost centre reports and process accruals, prepayments and ad hoc journals for Watches & Fine Jewellery Division in accordance with deadlines
Hold review monthly meetings with key budget holders to review actuals and forecasts
To improve data integrity to further enhance FP&A reporting

RESPONSIBILITIES

Undertaking month end procedures for WFJ Divisions on a timely basis:
- Thorough review of cost postings to ensure correct coding of cost centre and account
- Posting of accruals and prepayments
- Reconciliation to cost trackers held by budget holders where appropriate
Preparing monthly cost centre variance reports to be distributed to budget holders on a timely basis. Hold monthly meetings with key budget holders to review actuals and forecast
Provide monthly P&L commentary on relevant cost lines (variance to forecast and prior year)
Hold a monthly meeting with the senior business partner and head of finance to present risks and opportunities across cost centres
Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations for the Division
Maintain and update monthly dashboard reports containing financial and non-financial KPIs
Weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting covering sales, KPIs and headcount
Manage reporting of actuals (Q2, Q3 and year end), compile submission files in line with global deadlines
Take ownership of elements of P&L for forecast and budgeting
Headcount reporting
To calculate the monthly boutique commissions for Payroll
Capex follow-up
Support Invoices validation in the system
Support the audit at year-end
Support the WFJ Division with adhoc requests (pricing..)

PROFILE

Part qualified, currently studying towards a finance qualification (CIMA or ACCA)
Management accounting experience is required
Experience working in a Fashion Retail or Luxury industry, desirable
Able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines ensuring done to high standard
Challenging with an inquisitive mindset with commercial acumen
Positive and ambitious attitude with a willingness to learn
Intermediate experience of Excel
Able to prioritise tasks and manage deadlines with strong attention to detail

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